Primary News
- Jun 19
- 4 min read
T2, Week 9
Primary Awards
Congratulations to all our students who received awards at our Week 8 Primary Assembly. These awards are given to students who have excelled academically, have made great improvement in an area of their learning or have demonstrated the MCS C.H.R.I.S.T values by serving the school community.
Kinder | |
Andrew Yindi Teddy | Ruby Harper Lewis |
Year 1 | Year 2 |
Lenny Lilly Stephen Maddison | Amyra Labelle Lexi Ezekiel |
Year 3 | Year 4 |
Elyza Lincoln Charlotte Luca | Aidan Tessa Landon Matilda |
Year 5 | Year 6 |
Shervai Hudson Noah Harrison | Aarushi Lachlan Aurora Kade |
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HRIS Primary Public Speaking Competition
Congratulations to all our students who participated in the HRIS Primary Public Speaking competition yesterday. These students have worked hard in our Public Speaking Club to develop and refine their confidence and public speaking skills. The competition from other schools was strong but we are excited to announce that Lyla took out second place in the Year 3 Prepared Speech category. A big thank you goes to Mrs Ratcliffe for all the work that she did to prepare our students for the competition and to Dr Bignill for supporting them on the day.
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Celebrating Primary STEM Learning
This week we celebrate the wonderful world of STEM at MCS. Many of you will be aware that STEM literally stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics however we believe it is so much more! Here at MCS, STEM is also about developing our thinking, our problem solving strategies and our skillsets to allow us to interact effectively with the world that now surrounds us and furthermore, to navigate the inevitable changes that students will experience across their lives.
A key part of this is understanding the importance of tools and the need to use these with discernment and understanding. Whether we are talking about a hammer or the latest digital device, these are only effective when they are used in a manner that aligns with their purpose.
This term our younger students have begun developing the foundational understanding of how to use their digital devices effectively and responsibly. They have explored the difference between hardware and software and how these interact to provide us with tools that can help advance our learning. Our Year 3 students have been working through the Design Thinking Framework (Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test) to solve problems and refine their plans and products. Year 4 and 5 have dived into the world of Computer Programming while our Year 6’s have been exploring how these computer programming skills transfer into the physical world through the use of Lego EV3 kits and Spheros.
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Blowing in the Wind - Windy Bike Club Days
At MCS we follow the safety guidelines and recommendations are provided by Cycling Australia. Cycling Australia identifies strong winds, wind gusts and crosswinds as significant safety concerns for cyclists. Wind gusts, which are short accelerations of wind lasting between 10–30 seconds. In accordance with these guidelines, MCS may cancel Bike Club when forecast wind speeds are expected to exceed 40 km/h. While we understand that students look forward to Bike Club, safety must always take precedence. Our main concern is falling branches. This is just one example of the result of last week's windy days. We have had a great term of Bike Club and it is time for our staff and students to take a rest. There will be no Bike Club in Week 10 giving our families the opportunity to collect their child’s bike and do some maintenance on it over the school holidays. Bike Club will return in Term 3, Week 2.
Exclusive to Medowie Christian School Students
Code Camp After-School Coding
Available to students in Years 3 to 6, in this exciting program, students tackle a brand-new coding project each week - building games, solving challenges, and learning real coding concepts in a fun, hands-on way.
Through Code Camp World, our online learning platform, kids explore essential programming skills like functions, variables, branching, and game logic, while also diving into the worlds of user experience, animation, and even maths and physics. Each student gets their own Code Camp World account to keep the creativity going at home, sharing projects with friends and family or dreaming up their next big game!
SECURE YOUR SPOT:
Starting Wednesday, 29th Jul 2026.
There are limited spots for this class so don't delay registering!
You can reach Code Camp on 1300 263 322 or hello@codecamp.com.au for any other information.
I wish you all a restful weekend with your families.
Mrs T Wright Baker
Head of Primary
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Primary Key Dates: | |
Wk 10 22nd Jun | Stage 1 Futsal Championship Information to come by email and Google Form |
Wk 10 24th Jun | Year 4 Awabakal Excursion Information sent by email and Google Form |
Wk 10 25th Jun | Kinder and Year 1 Mary Poppins Excursion Information sent by email and Google Form |
Wk 10 25th Jun | Year 2 Alice In Wonderland Day Information sent by email |
Wk 10 26th Jun | World Cup Day Information in Whole School News and sent by email |
Wk 10 26th Jun | Primary Assembly - 2BJ Presenting 2:15pm in The Lighthouse (Parents welcome) |
Term 3 | |
Wk 1 22nd-24th Jul | Year 5 Bathurst Camp Information sent by email and Google Form |
Wk 1 23rd Jul | Brainstorm Productions Cyber Safety Presentation Information to come by email |